Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 5 Nov 2020 · 00:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'
Nani 49' Y
Nani 52' R
Robin Jansson 56' Y
Mauricio Pereyra 64' Y
Y 81' Pedro Santos
Pedro Gallese 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori
  • Referee Elvis Osmanovic
  • Referee R. Mendoza
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

9
3
4
Orlando City SC 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Atlanta United FC H 4–1 W
24 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
18 Oct New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
14 Oct New York City FC H 1–1 D
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–2 L
01 Nov Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
29 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
25 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
18 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
14 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Columbus Crew SC
#7 Position #12
34 Points 29
27 Played 27
10 / 4 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
48 Scored 39
64 Conceded 43
-16 GD -4
1.26 PPG 1.07
37% Win % 30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew SC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gyasi Zardes made 292 appearances and scored 95 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The 37-year-old Krisztian Nemeth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Junior Urso has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' Christopher Mueller does the damage! The net is bulging and Orlando City SC surge ahead!
  • 32' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' Robin Jansson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Nani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Red card for Nani.
  • 56' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 56' Magnificent from Harrison Afful! That is 5 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 59' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Luis Diaz exits the field as Derrick Etienne enters on 59.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Mauricio Pereyra argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Lucas Zelarayan is replaced by Youness Mokhtar on 69 minute.
  • 70' Benji Michel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tesho Akindele on 70 minute.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Gyasi Zardes is replaced by Krisztian Nemeth on 78 minute.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pedro Santos.
  • 84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Benji Michel makes it 2-1.
  • 88' Rodrigo Schlegel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Urso on 88 minute.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pedro Gallese on 90 minutes.
  • Columbus Crew SC will have plenty to reflect on. Orlando City SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 6
Ramiro Enrique 5
Facundo Torres Perez 3
Ercan Kara 2
Sacha Kljestan 2
Martin Ojeda 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Miguel Berry 2

Head to Head

2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC 2018-10-21 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-11-02 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-10-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2020-10-18 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-11-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-10-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-14 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC52% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
Orlando City SC or Columbus Crew SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC36% Draw40% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.